Pet Peeves IX (9th)

[Pam]

Originally posted by JenBKR
And some people cannot drive and talk on a phone at the same time. That's pretty scary!

Not only is it scary. It is illegal here in NJ!

[Lobodeb]

It's illegal to not use a hands free device here in Chicago too, but this morning, I was behind an unmarked police car, and the driver was using a hand held cell phone!!!!!

I swear that cops here thing they are above the law.

*Edit.

I swear that cops here thinK (not thing) they are above the law.

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Sorry that spelling mistakes work on nerves..... ! Just think that it is not always on purpose

[DJFyrewolf36]

Here's another good one...

People that break the law and then call and COMPLAIN after someone enforces the law. Here, it is illgal to park a car for more than 24hrs on the side of any state road...for safety purposes mostly (so people don't run into them, vandalize them etc). My department has people that go out and put tow noticies on cars, explaining what the law is and informing them that the Highway Patrol will tow the car if it isn't moved. Highways are 24/7 tow zones unless there is special permission granted for people to park there (For special events and the like). This friggen A** calls up just now, and starts screaming at me saying he didn't break the law and blah blah blah when the damned law is printed ON THE STICKER that the inspector put on his car. Can't he READ?!?!? He then starts saying that the highway is HIS property because he pays taxes and that all of us are retards (he actually called me a retard ) and that he could park where ever the *explitive* he wanted. I told him that were just law enforcement and if he wanted the law changed he could go talk to the legislature.

He then yelled a few more explitives and then hung up. Jerk.

[JenBKR]

DJFyrewolf36 I think some people think they are above the law...which brings me to my next pet peeve:

People who think they are better than other people.

How could I have forgotten this one earlier??

[DJFyrewolf36]

No kidding Jen

Grrr, I was so mad too. I'm suprised I didn't start cussing back at him...if this had happened a few years back I would have gotten fired for the things I would have said lol.

I'm proud of how well I managed my anger . Two wrongs don't make a right after all.

[JenBKR]

Then you did an excellent job. When people talk to me like that it's so difficult to keep my temper in check. I used to be a receptionist at a real estate company and people could be so rude!

[DJFyrewolf36]

A pet peeve of mine is receptionists that combat rudeness with even more rudeness. I always have noticed that if you're nice to complainers, the steam goes right out of them! People have even called back later to apologise to me and to thank me for putting up with them

My boss said I did a good job of handling the situation. This guy wasn't the worst case I've handled...some guy called and threatened one of the inspectors with violence once! Im glad we have the highway patrol on our side!

[Muddy4paws]

Pet Peeves..


1. Snobby customers, No pleases or thank you and they talk over you to someone else, I personally think its rude, It doesnt cost anything to say thanks once in a while.

2. People who stand on the pavement right in the middle so you cant get past I just wanna scream at them to move over!

3. Bus drivers!! They are always so moody.

4. The fact that I have to get up 3 hours early for college.. lol I'm lazy but its like 3 hours away!

5. People who phone up for quotes on dogs and then insult you because " they can get it cheaper somewhere else" Well you do that! personally I dont think you can get a dog groomed for much cheaper, my groomers has an excellent reputation and is vet recommended

6. When people bring in puppies.. lol I just wanna take them homee! only joking I love it

[CathyBogart]

People who think that just because "you were a kid once", you should like kids.

People who say "you'll change your mind" when I tell them that I'm getting my tubes tied as soon as I can. As though I don't know how to think things through and decide for myself what's best.

Rude customers. I'm polite up until a point, then it's right back at 'em. Usually not outright rudeness, just saying something really cutting that usually shuts them right up. (Ex: woman trying to return a birdcage she had bought because her apartments didn't allow pets...but she threw out the reciept and was only eligible for store credit. Eventually I said "well, it wasn't MY responsibility to check with your apartment manager, it was YOURS.")

People who seem to think that EVERYONE wants to listen to the bassline on their thumping music.

People who get pulled over and them start arguing with the cops as though they didn't do anything to get oulled over in the first place! Take responsibility for your actions!!

[smokey the elder]

Let's see... my list of life's little hemorrhoids...

1. People who park their shopping cart in the middle of the aisle.
2. Stockers who park the pallet in the middle of the aisle.
3. Not enough cashiers.
4. Getting 4 pennies in change.
5. People who are so in love with their own ideas that they won't let you voice yours.
6. People who goof off at work when you could REALLY use their helpl
7. Typos on captioned news reports (think the crawl on CNN.)
8. Newcasters or DJs who cannot speak without tripping over their tongue. Years ago there was this DJ in the Albany, NY area who was the WORST and it bugged me to listen to her!
9. Any number of driving idiocies (left blinker on when doing a right lane change; tailgating; cutting in front of me and being a slowpoke; the time the guy 3 cars behind me decided he wasn't going to wait for the light to turn green and passed us into oncoming traffic to run the light!!)

[DJFyrewolf36]

Originally posted by CathyBogart

People who get pulled over and then start arguing with the cops as though they didn't do anything to get pulled over in the first place! Take responsibility for your actions!!

If you are honestly doing something dumb on the roads, DON'T COMPLAIN IF YOU GET PULLED OVER! Gah, that bugs me too...on the flipside though I've seen situations where someone was going the speed limit, using signals, making full stops etc and they still got pulled over. My mother in law got pulled over for passing a cop who was going 10mph under the speed limit on the highway...then he ticketed her for not having a rear licence plate frame even though the plate was secured to the back of the car (I'm not joking, the ticket said "failure to maintian proper rear licence plate restraint") My dad got pulled over once (wasn't doing anything wrong) and the cop said "Im going to write you up for 5 over, and you'll like it because you're from out of state and if you argue with me, I'll make it 10 over!"
Cops who abuse thier power irritate me too.

[cali]

people who call you, with no intention of actually talking to you. this drives me nuts my friend keeps calling me then proceedes to talk to everybody BUT me, I used to put up with it politely but I have gotten so sick of it I now just say "yell when you decide to actually talk to me" she usually hangs up when I say that lol

people who talk at normal volume, and the more they talk the louder they get until they are yelling at you

people who like to be totally "zen" I cant stand people who are happy all the time and refuse to get mad, I just cant stand being around people like that-this however annoys a lot of people, so if ya want to get someone mad...

people who dont make any distinction about who they are talking to on the phone, because apperntly I can see that they are obviously refering to me and not the 5 other people they are talking to without covering the mouth peice.

people who pick apart everything you say and try to make a fight out of it, then blame the fight on you. I say something then people say "no, you MEANT such and such" rrriiighhhttt because these people are in my head and they know that what I said is not what I meant

[Anita Cholaine]

I thought two more:

People who smoke, and don't realize that it could be disgusting for other people (like me, for example...)
People who enter my house, and when they see Anita, they say: "I hate dogs", and look at her with repugnance... If you don't like her, just get out of my house!!

LOL, this are the two things I hate about my aunt...

[crsvstang]

Hmm...

1. People leave shopping carts out in middle of parking space.

2. People, that get in a group and start talking in middle of the store. And sometimes ignore you when you are trying get by them.

3. People talking on cell phones while at checkout or any other part of the store. I do not want know if your someone wants this or that.

4. People that tailgate, since being rear ended, I'm so afraid it will happen again.

5. People that drive 10 miles or more under the speed limit.

6. I've said this before but people that pull out right in front of you when you are only few inches away from them. I also people wait and wait until you get up close to them and decide to pull out in front of you.